Digital Rights Advocates React to Agreement of UN Global Digital Compact

The UN’s Global Digital Compact was agreed by Member States at the Summit of the Future on 22nd September.

This agreement represents much-needed progress towards building consensus on and tackling the urgent challenges arising from the emergence of digital technologies and artificial intelligence. With limited global digital governance laws and policies in today’s world, this has been an ambitious process.

The Digital Health and Rights Project share reflections on the agreement in a full statement (available here), with three key considerations for the implementation of the Compact:

  1. The right to health must be protected by the Global Digital Compact
  2. Human rights must underscore digital governance, including in the Global Digital Compact
  3. Young people, communities and civil society must be meaningfully involved in the implementation of the Global Digital Compact

For more information visit the project website or contact molly-pj@stopaids.org.uk.